If you’re considering making a change to this tropical paradise, you’re in the perfect window of opportunity.

Check out:  5 Signs It’s Time To Buy in Cape Coral:

A large inventory means more choices.

As of the July 13 real estate report (Multiple Listing System), there are more than 4,100 single family homes for sale in the Cape Coral and Fort Myers area. For those looking to purchase land, there are more than 1,100 waterfront lots for sale in the Cape Coral area alone.

Rest assured there are many choices and options from which to choose.

It’s a Buyers Market.

As of July, 2010 in Cape Coral – there is approximately a 2 year supply of inventory for homes priced over $500,000; as compared to one year ago when there was a 4.5 year supply for the same price range.  This means the market is improving.

Currently there is an 11 month supply of inventory for homes from $250,000 to $500,000. This also indicates a Buyer’s Market, however this range is approaching a more balanced level.

Great Deals and Low Prices.

Inventory for homes priced below $250,000 is dwindling. If you’re looking to find a great deal, this is the time to move forward.

Whether you’re looking for a single family home, land, or a condo, prices are more affordable than ever. Home buyers can easily find a home or a lot in their budget and price range.

The following are 3 examples:

1. See this condominium.
2. See this off water home.
3. See this waterfront home.

Interest rates are cooperating.

Interest rates are still near historic lows. If you’ve saved enough for a down payment, have good credit and don’t plan to move in the next five years or so, buying today could be a smart move.

Waiting until you believe prices have hit rock bottom may not put you any further ahead if you end up missing out on today’s low financing costs.

Build vs Buy.

Another option important to mention is home buyers are now reviewing building a new home vs. buying an existing one. Recent studies indicate in some cases, home buyers can BUILD a new home at a comparable price of BUYING a resale.

With discounts and specials from builders, great pricing on waterfront lots, and low construction costs, this is also a great time to consider building.

Where to start?

There are many options to consider when it comes to investing in real estate. The best way to get started is to talk with an expert Realtor who can help guide you to the best solution for your situation. If you’d like to learn more, contact us for a detailed comparison, info@teamaubuchon.com or (877) 765-1351.

Keep in mind, the decision to buy a home is a personal one that needs to factor in your own financial situation and lifestyle preference. While historically, real estate has usually appreciated in value over the long term, no one can predict the perfect time to buy.

Give us a call for more information at (877) 765-1351, or visit our web site at: http://www.miloffaubuchonrealty.com/buy/.

- Diane

This is part 22 of our 28 Hidden Treasures of Cape Coral series, which is also available on iTunes, and as an eBook on our Team Aubuchon web site.

One of Cape Coral Parks – Rotary Park –  is dog friendly, and situated on 97 acres of beautiful, preserved land!

Cape Coral’s Rotary Park is found just off Rose Garden Road in Tarpon Point.

With amenities like an environmental center used for gardening, nature-related classes, a butterfly display, and a 9-acre dog park, you’re sure to find many locals and tourists alike enjoying the park daily.

The grounds also offer a variety of exercise classes, an observation tower, new playground area, a fitness trail, boardwalk nature trail, and a summer camp for children.

Do you have any treasures you’ve found in Cape Coral, please share them below, we’d love to hear from you!

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?

Learn more about Cape Coral Rotary Park by visiting their web site: www.CapeCoral.net.

This is a brand new part of our Updated 30 Hidden Treasures of Cape Coral series, which is also available as an eBook on our Team Aubuchon web site.

If you’re thinking of going out to eat, and want to bring your pet here are…

4 Cape Coral Pet Friendly Restaurants (and 3 others that are not too far away) you should consider:

1. The Joint Restaurant in Cape Harbour. Bring your dog to the outside bar, enjoy the best pizza in town, and live music all week. This is one of the best places in the Cape for music, fun and food.
2. Bubbas RoadHouse You and your dog can enjoy drinks on the patio of Bubba’s RoadHouse and Saloon.  Located in Cape Coral at Pine Island Road and Chiquita, in Cape Coral.
3. The Monkey Bar in Cape Coral. Bring your dog to the outside bar where you can enjoy live music, and a great steak dinner!   This bar is a great hidden secret with its fabulous dinners from pasta, to seafood and steak. The music, atmosphere and staff are TOP NOTCH.  They will even bring your doggie a bowl of water.
4. The Working Cow Ice Cream Parlor, Cape Coral. Visit this Cape Coral restaurant/ice cream parlor by car or boat and enjoy the fenced in playground at Four Freedoms Park right across the street.  Bring your doggie for a complimentary cup of vanilla ice cream, while you enjoy banana splits, sundaes, hand packed fabulous ice cream in all sorts of flavors, shakes, smoothies, coffee, and more.
5. RC Otters, Captiva Island in SW Florida.  RC Otter’’s Island Eats is a place for the whole family! Located in the Heart of Old Captiva Village with lovely shopping and dining, you can enjoy live music daily with dining inside and outside.
6. Parrot Key, Fort Myers Beach. Looking for a new place to go by water, get a great Caribbean meal and sip an ice cold cocktail?  Head to the Parrot Key Caribbean Grill. Parrot Key has answered the call of local boaters by opening its doors at Salty Sam’s Marina.  The casual open-air restaurant features a spectacular view of Matanzas Harbor, and offers the best in tropical drinks, tempting appetizers and delicious entrées.
7. Pinchers in Fort Myers. Bring your dog to the South Fort Myers location, and enjoy a nice dinner on the outside patio. From blues to kings to snows to stoneys, they are all about crabs. They also fry an awesome grouper, toss a mean Caesar, and barbeque simply the best ribs from a seafood joint.  Family friendly and as casual as you can get.

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?

Enjoy!

Diane

…take a trip out to the Cape Coral Sports Complex – the city’s largest athletic facility.

The 52-acre park boasts:

• five soccer fields,
• five softball fields, and
• four regulation-sized baseball fields.

All of which are well lit for evening games and practices!

The Cape Coral Sports complex also includes three concession stands, restroom facilities, picnic shelters and playground equipment for young children.

Spotting native wildlife is one of the most exciting bonuses about living in Cape Coral.

From the Southern bald eagle to the gopher tortoise, you’re sure to see an array of creatures on any given day.

In honor of the city’s official bird, Cape Coral holds the Burrowing Owl Festival each February, where visitors can take an up close look at wild animals, walk through a butterfly tent, watch demonstrations on how to dig owl burrows, and much more.

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?

Enjoy!

Diane

…outdoor activities in Cape Coral are a must.

The city is home to four golf courses, five official boating ramps and eight boating marinas, allowing easy access to the water no matter where you live.

The area also boasts more than 35 parks, so you can try a different spot each day of the month!

Be sure to review our 28 Hidden Secrets of Cape Coral to learn more about all of the fun you can have in Cape Coral!   We also have our secrets available in a free PDF eBook, too!

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?

Enjoy!

Diane

Here’s 6 Places for You & Your Family to Enjoy in Cape Coral:

1. Rotary Park: Set on 97-acres of land this park is home to a 9-acre dog park, an observation tower, a nature trail, an environmental center, and a summer camp for children.

2. Four Freedoms Park: This 3.2-acre park overlooks the Bimini Basin and is perfect for a beautiful sunset picnic. The park also offers a fenced in playground and a multipurpose recreational facility for children of all ages.

3. Eagle Skate Park: This is Southwest Florida’s largest skate park, featuring 27,000 square feet of ramps, rails and pipes. Located in Central Cape Coral the park is open seven days a week to all bicyclists and skateboarders.

4. Yacht Club: Features a sandy beach, grand ballroom, fishing pier, community pool and several beach pavilions. Head out on a Wednesday night and take part in a sunset festival, complete with music, drinks, food, dancing and tons of fun.

5. Caloosahatchee River: Named after the Calusa Indians, the Caloosahatchee River flows 75-miles from Lake Okeechobee down to the Gulf of Mexico. The water is home to an abundance of wildlife including manatees, otters, dolphins and sting rays.

6. Four Mile Cove: Covering 365-acres of land, this is one of the largest preserved green-spaces in Cape Coral. Visitors can rent kayaks and paddle through unspoiled wetlands or walk on the boardwalk through tropical mangroves. Keep an eye out for local wildlife!

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?

Enjoy!

Diane

…this relatively young city thrives with life.

By 2009, “The Cape” is known as one of the safest cities in Florida, and has developed into the 5^th fastest growing town in the nation with a population doubling every decade.

It is the 2^nd largest city in Florida in terms of land mass, stretching across

120-sq miles. filled with parks, canals, excitement and opportunity, it’s easy to see why Cape Coral is quickly becoming one of the country’s best kept secrets!

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?

Enjoy!

Diane

…and Southwest Florida is its terrific year-round weather.

The area averages 335 days of bright sunshine each year (the other 30 days are just moderate sunshine).

While the summers are very warm, humid and rainy (especially in the afternoons!), the winters in Cape Coral are absolutely beautiful.

Southwest Florida receives about 53 inches of rain each year, the majority of which falls from May through September.

During the summer months, afternoon rains regularly roll in with heavy downpours and stormy conditions that may last only a couple of hours before subsiding.

Then the sun reappears, heat and humidity return, and all is well until the next day when the cycle begins again.

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?

Enjoy!

Diane

This is part 28 of our 28 Hidden Treasures of Cape Coral series, which is also available on iTunes, and as an eBook on our Team Aubuchon web site.

…the Aubuchon Team of Companies makes it very easy for you.

Whether you’re looking to rent, remodel, build, design, buy or sell, you can count on Team Aubuchon to make it happen.

With award-winning homes and designs, they can help make your dream become a reality.

Do you have any treasures you’ve found in Cape Coral, please share them below, we’d love to hear from you!

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?

This is part 27 of our 28 Hidden Treasures of Cape Coral series, which is also available on iTunes, and as an eBook on our Team Aubuchon web site.

When you’re ready to make that move to Southwest Florida, you’ll want to check out the waterfront communities of Cape Harbour and Tarpon Point.

Nestled in Southwest Cape Coral, these neighborhoods have it all from incredible dining experiences at Rumrunners and The Joint, to Tarpon’s charming café, to retail shops, homemade bakery foods, live entertainment and much more.

Walk along the dock and take in the sunset, or take a hike through Tarpon’s nature trails.

Whatever you choose you’re sure to find warm Florida sunshine, soft tropical breezes, and deep blue waters.

Do you have any treasures you’ve found in Cape Coral, please share them below, we’d love to hear from you!

Interested in visiting or living in Cape Coral?

Be sure to take a look at our latest Cape Coral vacation rentals, Cape Coral homes, and even our latest Florida home floor plans (we can even help you remodel your Florida home)!

It would be our pleasure to help you “live the Florida dream“!

Did you know?

The Aubuchon Team of Companies has been helping people rent, remodel, build, design, buy and sell their homes in Southwest Florida for over 15 years?